Don't let hate crimes persist in America: Hate is alive and well in America. According to the Southern Poverty Law Center, there are 784 hate groups nationwide and they are active in every state. Civil rights lawyer Arjun Sethi says Congress should pass legislation that would make it less difficult to prosecute hate crimes.

The Two Asian Americas: Erika Lee's new book The Making of Asian America, published to coincide with the fiftieth anniversary of the Immigration and Nationality Act, explores how systemic racism has pervaded the Asian American experience.